If you want pancakes for breakfast, offer to help make them.
Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to.
Before you trade sandwiches, check between the bread.
If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.
It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed.
Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer.